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TIGHTLINES The Monthly Newsletter of the Miami Valley Fly Fishers April 2017 Miami Valley Fly Fishers, Inc. is a non- profit organization dedicated to the improvement and preservation of fly fishing in Ohio. President's Thoughts Spring has sprung! We will be experiencing warmer days now and with that comes hatches, warmer water and fish spawns. Every avid fisher will be heading out the door with gear in hand and screen doors slapping shut behind them to enjoy the emancipation from cabin fever. At the MetroParks we always talk about planning for safety. In that talk, we always say, “Make sure you have a trip plan that tells all the important information: phone numbers, people you are with, where you are going, when you will return, vehicle information, etc…. and give it to someone who cares.” A chuckle usually follows, but when you think about it, it makes sense to give it to them as opposed to, say, somebody like my neighbor who has 5 kids and can’t even remember their names half the time. Chances are he would only remember I was gone if he saw me pull back in. Last month we had our annual auction, and for those of you who were not able to attend, it was a little off the mark from last year, but not a bad outcome given the turnout. The flies that were entered for bid brought $2,589.00 ($1,420.00 of which were flies tied and donated from the students in the Beginner and Intermediate Fly Tying classes) and the rest of the items brought $2,825.00 with a total of $5,414.00. Thank you to all who attended and helped make this auction a success – whether through donations or winning bids. And a special thank you to Cliff Borowski for his generous donation of the canoe, trailer, trolling motor and all the gear! BY THE WAY, if you are interested, the current Auction Committee is stepping down and allowing new members to take P.O. BOX 151 Wright Brothers Station Dayton, Ohio 45409 MVFF OFFICERS President Kelly Kingery (937) 789-7874 [email protected] Vice President Paula Smith (937) 409-0568 [email protected] Secretary Phil Clay (937) 206-3720 [email protected] Treasurer Bill Grimpe (937) 845-3332 [email protected] Website www.mvff.us Editor Tom Arnold (937) 470-0634 [email protected] Clipart courtesy of the artist, Dave Whitlock. More information at: www.davewhitlock.com ARTICLE DEADLINE FOR NEXT MONTH’S ISSUE: Monday, April 24, 2017 Next Meeting April 10, 2017 Kohler Room 4572 Presidential Way (Directions on website) DINNER RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED RSVP to Mike Wolford at (937) 671-2780 or [email protected] by the Thursday prior to the upcoming Monday meeting (April 6th). Meal Price - $15.00 The fun starts at 5:30 p.m. Continued on Page 2 Fisherman, Eastern Fly Fishing, Northwest Fly Fishing and many other outdoor magazines. His first book, Moving Water: A Fly Fisher’s Guide to Currents was released in 2012 by Stackpole/Headwater books. It studies the effect of current on trout, their prey species and presentation, where vertical layers of current create drag and requires adjustments to improve nymph fishing success. His second book Feeding Time: A Fly Fisher’s Guide to What, Where and When Trout Eat, was released in August of 2013. It focuses on matching your fishing strategies to the trout’s feeding strategies, especially when targeting large trout. In 2014, the third book in the Fly Fisher’s Guide trilogy was released - Trout Sense; A Fly Fisher’s Guide to What Trout See, Hear and Smell, which offers anglers an Jason Randall has been an outdoor writer for the last fifteen years with feature articles appearing regularly in American Angler, as well as Fly April Speaker Continued on Page 5
Transcript of April 2017 Issue 1.3 R1 - MVFF, fly fishing, fly fishing ... · Guide to What, Where and When Trout...
TIGHTLINESThe Monthly Newsletter of the Miami Valley Fly Fishers
April 2017
Miami Valley Fly Fishers, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicatedto the improvement andpreservation of fly fishing in Ohio.
President's ThoughtsSpring has sprung! We will be experiencingwarmer days now and with that comes hatches,warmer water and fish spawns. Every avid fisherwill be heading out the door with gear in hand andscreen doors slapping shut behind them to enjoythe emancipation from cabin fever. At theMetroParks we always talk about planning forsafety. In that talk, we always say, “Make sure youhave a trip plan that tells all the importantinformation: phone numbers, people you are with,where you are going, when you will return, vehicleinformation, etc…. and give it to someone whocares.” A chuckle usually follows, but when youthink about it, it makes sense to give it to them asopposed to, say, somebody like my neighbor whohas 5 kids and can’t even remember their nameshalf the time. Chances are he would onlyremember I was gone if he saw me pull back in.
Last month we had our annual auction, and forthose of you who were not able to attend, it was alittle off the mark from last year, but not a badoutcome given the turnout. The flies that wereentered for bid brought $2,589.00 ($1,420.00 ofwhich were flies tied and donated from thestudents in the Beginner and Intermediate FlyTying classes) and the rest of the items brought$2,825.00 with a total of $5,414.00. Thank you toall who attended and helped make this auction asuccess – whether through donations or winningbids. And a special thank you to Cliff Borowski forhis generous donation of the canoe, trailer, trollingmotor and all the gear! BY THE WAY, if you areinterested, the current Auction Committee isstepping down and allowing new members to take
P.O. BOX 151
Wright Brothers Station
Dayton, Ohio 45409
MVFF OFFICERS
President
Kelly Kingery
(937) 789-7874
Vice President
Paula Smith
(937) 409-0568
Secretary
Phil Clay
(937) 206-3720
Treasurer
Bill Grimpe
(937) 845-3332
Website
www.mvff.us
Editor
Tom Arnold
(937) 470-0634
Clipart courtesy of the artist,Dave Whitlock.
More information at:www.davewhitlock.com
ARTICLE DEADLINE FOR
NEXT MONTH’S ISSUE:
Monday,
April 24, 2017
Next MeetingApril 10, 2017Kohler Room
4572 Presidential Way(Directions on website)
DINNER RESERVATIONSARE REQUIRED
RSVP to Mike Wolford at (937)671-2780 or [email protected] bythe Thursday prior to the upcoming
Monday meeting (April 6th).Meal Price - $15.00
The fun starts at 5:30 p.m.
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Fisherman, Eastern Fly Fishing, Northwest FlyFishing and many other outdoor magazines.His first book, Moving Water: A Fly Fisher’sGuide to Currents was released in 2012 byStackpole/Headwater books. It studies theeffect of current on trout, their prey speciesand presentation, where vertical layers ofcurrent create drag and requires adjustmentsto improve nymph fishing success.
His second book Feeding Time: A Fly Fisher’sGuide to What, Where and When Trout Eat,was released in August of 2013. It focuses onmatching your fishing strategies to the trout’sfeeding strategies, especially when targetinglarge trout. In 2014, the third book in the FlyFisher’s Guide trilogy was released - TroutSense; A Fly Fisher’s Guide to What TroutSee, Hear and Smell, which offers anglers an
Jason Randall hasbeen an outdoorwriter for the lastfifteen years withfeature articlesappearing regularlyin American Angler,as well as Fly
April Speaker
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President's Thoughts (cont'd)
the helm. After many years, they feel like they would like to takea break. Please contact either Ken Hudak or myself if you areinterested in helping with this committee.
March 19th was Field and Stream’s annual kickoff for the springseason and we were invited again to promote our club along withseveral other organizations. BASS Nation was there again thisyear, and won second place in the popular vote with thecustomers, receiving a $200 gift card for Field and Stream. MVFFonce again came in 1st place in the popular vote and received aField and Stream $200 and a $100 gift card! Thank you to JeffWarden, Frank Cox, Eric Rice, and Jerry Redford for coming outand tying with me for the day, and talking the club up to lots offolks. Also, thanks to Steve Hamilton for heading up the outreachcommittee emails that went out to get the volunteers for theevent. Don’t forget to check the MVFF Facebook page for photosand announcements of upcoming events.
In May we will be heading back outside for our meetings!! We willbe looking forward to getting back out to the FOP on PowellRoad, eating some of those grilled meats, fishing in the pond,working on our casting, visiting with friends, SUNSHINE, andcompeting in the casting contests. SPEAKING OF WHICH, theCasting Committee will be stepping down after this year, andwould like to work with anyone interested in taking over, andshow them the ropes this year. If you are interested in helping onthe Casting Committee, please contact Ken Hudak or JeffWarden, and they will get you up to speed for next year. Theyhave been doing this for a long, long time and it’d be nice forthem to take a break and let someone else have all the fun for achange.
I attended the River Summit last week and it was a wonderfulopportunity to speak with all the area’s mayors, the Great MiamiRiverways leadership members and others to advocate for moreand better fishing access along all our riverways. One of the keythings I took away from the gathering was that they were all thereof one mind and seeking to join forces and work together to helpeach other succeed in making the rivers a main focus in all theircommunities from Sidney all the way down to Hamilton, aboveand beyond. Branding, funding, economic growth, bringing andkeeping talented young entrepreneurs, technical innovations - alltopics of making this a destination place for all. But by far thelargest message that was woven throughout the day was cleanerwaters. We need to protect and take care of our treasuredwaterways. We as a club have so many opportunities to joinforces with folks and make our own mark as the leaders in the flyfishing community. You will be hearing about some of thoseopportunities in the near future.
It was another great, successful River Summit highlighting all thewonderful things about the Miami Valley and it is cool to see thatwe do live, work and play in a great place!
Kelly KingeryMVFF President
Looking For VolunteersAs I am sure most of you know, MVFF has a lot of variousopportunities throughout the year for members to volunteer theirtalents and time in outreach, education, and goodwill efforts. In aneffort to make sure that we are putting the word out to all who areinteresting in helping, we are creating a list of members that wish tovolunteer and what they would like to volunteer for…
So, if you are interesting in volunteering, please send the followinginformation to Steve Hamilton ([email protected]):
• Name• Phone Number• Email Address• Things you would like to volunteer for (fly tying, outreach,education, rod building, casting, etc.)
Thank you all for your time, your talents, and your commitment to theclub and to the community!
~ MVFF Volunteer Committee
Canada Fishing Trip OpeningWe have a trip planned for a group of 12 Fisherman at WaterfallsLodge in Ontario, Canada from June 3rd through June 10th.We have one spot open due to a cancellation and will fill it on a first-come basis. The cost is $ 720.00 for the week. The lodge is a drive-in location approximately 2 hours NE of Sault St. Marie. Thepackage includes a fishing boat for each 2 guys, and an eveningmeal in the dining room.There is a chain of 7 lakes at the lodge as well as 3 remote lakes.Fishing is Smallmouth Bass, Pike, Walleye, and Lake Trout.Check them out at www.waterfallslodge.com. Contact Jim Calvert ifinterested at (937) 925-1211 or [email protected].
~ Jim Calvert
• Sage 3250 reel• Redington Predator 10 wt. rod• Orvis Recon 6 wt. rod• Simms guide jacket• Orvis Silver Sonic convertiblewaders• Korkers wading boots• Simms travel reel case
• Renzetti Traveler vice withextended Clouser head
• Orvis Supreme fly tying kit• Fishpond graphite net withlonger handle• 1/2 day guided trip with DonnieKnight
• YETI Cooler 65
Beautiful prizes that will start off your spring!
Thanks for all the raffle support this past indoor meeting season.~ Amy Aspenwall
Spring Fling RaffleWe have a wonderful raffle for you on April 10th!
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April Fly of the MonthInstructions by Bill “Woody” WoodwardPhotography by Bob Cain
RecipeHook……….Long Curved Nymph, size 8 and 10Thread……..Black or Brown 6/0Tail…….......Black or Brown Goose BiotRib…….......Black or Brown Larva Lace Stretch Tubing, SmallAbdomen….Black, Brown, or Coffee Ultra Chenille, MediumLink………..10-20 Pound FirelineWeight…….10-11 wraps .20 lead wireShellback….Black, Brown, or Dark Gray Swiss StrawThorax……..Black, Brown, or Coffee Ultra Chenille, MediumHackle……..Black or Dyed Brown GrizzlyPincers…….Black or Brown Goose BiotEyes……….Optional, Black Mono, MediumHead……….Thread
14. Tie in a 3” piece of Swiss straw and return thread to over hookbarb. Straw should extend back over bend of the hook.
15. Take a suitable hackle feather (barbs should be 1 to 2 times thehook gap at the fat end of the feather) and strip off fluff. Stoke barbsback to make them perpendicular to the feather shaft. Tie in thefeather by the tip, with the feather extending back over the hookbend.
16. Strip one end of a piece of chenille down to the core and tie-in.Return the thread back to slightly behind the hook eye. Wrap thechenille in tight turns to slightly behind the hook eye and tie off. Clipexcess chenille.
17. Wrap the hackle feather forward in 5-6 evenly spaced turns toslightly behind the hook eye and tie off. Clip excess hackle feather.
18. To the extent possible, divide the hackle barbs on top of the hookand stroke them to the sides.
19. Pull the swiss straw firmly over the top of the hook and tie off justbehind the hook eye. Trim off the excess straw and form a small tomedium sized thread head.
20. Whip finish, clip thread, and apply head cement being careful toavoid the biot pincers.
21. Remove the hook from the vise and trim the hackle barbs fromthe bottom of the hook.
If you are using brown swiss straw, you may wish to darken andmottle it with markers for a more life-like effect. If you have elected touse eyes, tie them in after the biot pincers and tie off remainingmaterials behind them.
Instructions by Bill “Woody” WoodwardPhotography by Bob Cain
Woody's Articulated Hellgrammite
1. Put size 10 hook in vise. Tie in thread behind hook eye and wrapback to bend of hook over barb.
2. Tie-in biot tail and trim off excess biot. Return thread to tie-in point.
3. Make a diagonal cut on end of rib tubing to reduce bulk and tie it inover hook barb.
4. Strip one end of chenille to reveal core and tie it in by the core.Wrap thread forward to just behind hook eye.
5. Wrap chenille forward in tight turns to just behind hook eye and tieoff. Clip excess chenille.
6. Wrap ribbing forward in tight concentric turns to just behind thehook eye and tie off. (Allow some chenille to show between wraps tosimulate gills/legs.) Clip excess ribbing.
7. Whip finish, cut thread, and apply head cement.
8. Take a 5-6” section of Fireline and pass it doubled thru the hookeye of the #10 hook forming a loop. Pass the tag ends of the Firelinethru the loop and pull it tight. The tag ends of the Fireline should beapproximately the same length.
9. Place the #8 hook in the vise, tie-in thread behind the hook eyeand wrap it back to over the barb.
10. Take the #10 hook and tie it in closely by the tag ends of theFireline over the barb of the #8 hook with 4-5 tight wraps of thread.
11. Now take some super glue and apply a light layer over the rest ofthe hook shank. Take the tag ends of the Fireline and lay them ontop of the hook shank in the superglue, then tie them down firmly withthread wraps up to slightly behind the hook eye. Then fold theremaining tag ends of the Fireline back toward the hook bend and tiethem down with tight turns of thread going back to over the hookbarb. Clip any remaining Fireline.
12. In the middle of the hook shank, make 10-11 wraps of lead wire.Break off excess wire, apply super glue to lead, then cover leadwraps with thread. Thread should finish behind hook eye.
13. Tie in biot pincers just behind the hook eye but leave eyeuncovered. Clip excess biot and return thread to just over the hookbarb.
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The MVFF Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing rod building class concluded on March 22nd. Most of the rods have beencompleted and a couple of the participants just have some final steps they will complete at home.
We had a great group of veterans in this class. They were a pleasure to work with and there was fun to be had by all. Theskills picked up by the participants were remarkable. Some very nice rods came out of this class.
Many thanks to Bill Grimpe, MVFF's PHWFF Program Chair for all his work. Thanks also to Karla Riste, Mandy Kimblerand Dan Blaine of the Dayton VA for their work in making the program such a success. And thanks to MVFF membervolunteers for their commitment and dedication.
MVFF & Dayton VAMC
PHWFF Rod Building Class Update
Recently, Karla Riste, our Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing coordinator at the VeteransAdministration was presented with a Project Healing Waters Challenge Coin. This presentationwas attended by MVFF members Bill Grimpe, Cart Markstrom and Bill Bennett; CEO of theDayton VA, Glenn Costie; and, Dan Blaine of the Dayton VA.
Legend has it that Challenge Coins date as far back to Caesar's legions in ancient Rome. Many ofthe Roman Centurions were awarded stamped coins as pay for bravery in battle.
Fast forward to World War I, and the true history of the challenge coin dates back to battle, when
an American pilot was shot down and captured in Germany. While escaping from thegrasp of the Germans, the pilot made his way to France, where the FrenchUnderground believed he was a spy and sentenced him to be executed. To prove hisidentity and save his life, he revealed a bronze medallion with his flying squadron'semblem, confirming that he was an American pilot. The French recognized theinsignia on the medallion and spared his life in celebration, by giving him a bottle ofwine instead, and sending him back to the United States.
After this incident, it became a tradition that all members of the squadron carried theirmedallion, sparking challenge coins to become a trademark for military tradition andpride.
The Project Healing Waters Challenge coin is symbolic of an individual who supports
Challenge Coin Presented
our mission and displays outstanding service in "healing those who serve". Karla is most deserving of this award having been our PHWFF coordinatorfor the past 7 years.
~ Carl Markstrom
Striving to Keep You InformedAs you may remember, there was an article last month about making betteruse of the club's Facebook page to keep the membership abreast of upcomingevents. We are now posting any and every event that might be of interest toMVFF members to our FB page. You can navigate to the events very easilyby using the Events link on the left side of the page.
Additionally, we will be making every effort to put upcoming events on rheMVFF Calendar page of our website. When you select a calendar item on thispage you will see a link that says "more details". If you select this link youmay be provided with more information on the event, including at times a linkrelated to the event.
You can help by passing along information on events that you think ourmembers might be interested in. Send your event info to Ken Davy, either onFacebook or at [email protected].
And don’t forget to visit the Miami Valley Fly Fishers Facebook page andFollow the page so you receive updates as they come in!
https://www.facebook.com/MiamiValleyFlyFishers/
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CALENDARApril 1, 5, 7, 12, 20 Trout releases at various locations
(check Events on our FB page)
April 10 MVFF Indoor Meeting,Presidential Banquet Center4572 Presidential Way5:30 p.m.
April 12, 19, 26 PHWFF Fly Fishing Program(begins with fly tying)Dayton VA3-5:00 p.m.
April 24 Deadline for May Tightlines articles
Check our FacebookEvents page for updates & details
https://www.facebook.com/MiamiValleyFlyFishers/
Got Photos?!In addition to needing written material for this newsletter, we needphotos. Everyone likes photos! If you've been on a recent fishing trip,think about writing an article for Tightlines. At the very least sendsome pics (and give us some details we can post with them). We willget them on the website and on the club's Facebook page as well. Wewould welcome the contributions.
If you have ideas on what you would like to see in Tightlines or addedto the website let me know. My contact information is on page 1.
Thanks.~ Tom Arnold
Looking For MentorsMVFF is looking for Fly Fishing Mentors for our new clubmembers. If you volunteer to serve in such a capacity, yourinformation will be on a list in the new member packet thatthey can reach out to for help with questions, casting, or justneeding a fishing buddy. What a great way to make them feelwelcome and get to know members in the club.
If you would have an interest in being a Fly Fishing Mentorplease email Paula Smith, Vice President [email protected], and include your name, phone numberand email. I hope to let the new members have an opportunityto reach out and get acquainted with fly fishing as well assocializing with other club members.
~ Paula Smith
Watch for TNT Events
Spring is here, and I know that we are all ready to hit the waters! Iknow that I have tied a ton of flies over the winter and amcompletely prepared to lose most of them!
Stayed tuned for monthly TNT events throughout the summer,starting in April. TNT events are held on an evening during theweek at a local park and a chance to meet up with fellow clubmembers for a nice evening of fishing. They are a great way tomeet folks and to maybe find a new place to fish...
If anyone has a favorite local pond that has public access andwants to suggest it for a TNT event, please let Steve Hamilton([email protected]) know, and we will get it on theschedule!
April Speaker (cont'd)
opportunity to know more about the quarry they seek.
In April 2017, Jason’s fourth book was released from Stackpole/Headwaters Books. Titled Nymph Masters; Fly Fishing Secretsfrom Expert Anglers, this book explores the depths of nymphfishing and advanced nymph fishing techniques. It incorporatestips and ideas from some of the leading experts in nymph fishing.
In 2017-18, Jason will appear and present at shows and eventsthroughout North America.
Jason was our speaker in October of last year and presented aworkshop and talk on nymphing which was very popular. Thisyear he will speak at our meeting on "What Trout See".
Additionally he will conduct a seminar and fly tying session onSunday afternoon April 9th on "Fishing and Tying Wet Flys". Moreinformation on this session will be communicated on our websiteand Facebook page as soon as we finalize all details.
Casting Competition Volunteers NeededThe Casting Competition will start in May when our outdoormeetings begin. The club is looking for someone to take over thecasting competition as the past cast of judges has been doing it fornearly a decade.
We have put together a description of what the job entails and youcan view it at . . .
http://mvff.tripod.com/Reference/Casting-Competition-Description.pdf
Please contact Ken Hudak, Jeff Warden, Dan Matousch, or KellyKingery if you are interested and willing to take over this clubactivity. The past judges will work with you to show you the ropesand what needs to be done.
Thanks.
~ Jeff Warden
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